Q: “Will there be a sofware update to final cut pro X to allow the Sony A99 II AVCHD to import directly into the program? How to solve the problem? Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.12 macOS Sierra)”

Final Cut Pro X (and any previous version) does not have native editing support for AVCHD footage. When working with AVCHD recordings in Final Cut Pro, the first thing you need to do is ingesting AVCHD in the Log and Transfer window, where you transcode H.264/AVC to an Apple ProRes codec or the Apple Intermediate Codec, both are natively supported by Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro X contains improved, but not complete AVCHD support. Furthermore, keep in mind that we can’t import .mts/.m2ts files directly from the Finder. If you navigate to them from the Import dialog, it will have them grayed out.

Okay, Sony a99 ii AVCHD does not import into Final Cut Pro X, what program should you have?

Here we recommend the easy-to-use yet professional application Brorsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac. Just download it and follow the simple steps below to transcode MTS for Final Cut Pro editable format. P.S. For Windows user, please get MTS/M2TS Converter.

Click the “Settings” button and customize proper video/audio parameters including Video size, bitrate and fame rate and mroe. Usually 1920*1080 video size and 30fps video frame rate are recommended for FCP editing. Well, if you prefer to work with 4K video, you can keep the original 4K resolution.

Step 3: Start AVCHD to ProRes conversion

Click “Convert” to start transcoding AVCHD to ProRes for FCP on Mac. After conversion, you can play or edit AVCHD clips in Final Cut Pro without problem.

Additional Tips:

Convert MTS to QuickTime MOV: You will learn how to convert MTS to QuickTime for iMovie and QuickTime Player on Mac with the best Mac MTS to QuickTime Converter. So, you can import MTS to iMovie, add MTS to QuickTime player on Mac.

Add/Import MTS/M2TS to iTunes for Playback: In this article, you will learn how to convert MTS to iTunes compatible format, so that you can play and sync MTS files with iTunes easily.